Most of you know why I started this web site.  It all came about last year when I got into an online argument with a climate change denier who commented on Yale e360.  I wanted to make sure that people like him didn’t sway others from the truth of the science behind climate change and the effect that human beings have on this planet.  You can read that article HERE.

The name of the web site came from an interesting discussion I was having with a friend, the discussion escalated to him saying that none of this matters anyways because in the end it will be the haves, and the have nots, and if the Earth falls apart, the haves will move to space.  Now, since I was a little boy, I was fascinated by astronomy, space travel and science fiction.  My knowledge in astronomy and space is extensive.  I rebutted… “dude, do you now what it would take to make a spaceship that could continue in space and give humans a home indefinitely?  It would be close to impossible.  We are on are already on a spaceship that is self sustaining and almost perfect, Earth IS the Ultimate Spaceship.”

This stuck as the name of the site… and here we are today.

Wednesday is Earth day.  Although most people plant a tree, or recycle or do something close to “earthly” on that day (and sometimes that day only), I think it is crucial we take every day of our lives, and consider our home as THE single most important part of life.

This is not too much to ask.  Before the inception of modern religion Judeo-Christian and Islam, we were all basically Pagans.  We worshiped nature… we valued the Earth and what she offered.  But things changed as we shifted our worship away from nature and into religious ideologies.  Now we put God before nature… not realizing that God IS nature.  Controversial… yes.  But you cannot prove this is not true.

It’s even harder for modern man to realize this, because we are so removed from this reality.  So it takes modern techniques to bring nature back to homo sapiens in the comfort of an air conditioned space with being threatened by the wild life.  Movies are a good medium.

So despite the carbon foot print of a movie theater and getting there, I think the effect seeing the movie that opens on Wednesday far out weighs its costs.  It might change your mind on how you treat our home.  I hope every one of you make the time to go and see Earth.  Remember, you are ALL stuck here… so you need to take care of it.

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